Category: Cryptocurrency

January 15, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

A world's first - the Digital Asset Vault

Vontobel, a Swiss investment bank, has designed the first Digital Asset Vault, or in simpler words - the first regulated cryptocurrency custody solution. Wealth managers, asset managers and banks will now be able to transact with their clients' money, i.e. deposit, buy and sell cryptocurrencies in a new end-to-end Digital Asset Vault. According to the…

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January 15, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

This happens when you use Bitcoin on the Dark Web

The major reason why many countries have stayed away from Bitcoin is that the Satoshi currency can be used for illegal activities such as money laundering, terrorist financing, etc. Because of its renowned "anonymity" feature through the power of blockchain, Bitcoin has often been taunted as the "terrorist money". Another way to use Bitcoin illegally…

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January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

OKCoin adds Tron (TRX) to its digital asset exchange

The digital asset exchange OKCoin exchange has just announced that it has added Tron (TRX) as a new listing, starting today. Authorized OKCoin clients can now exchange US dollars or Argentine pesos for TRX, or acquire TRX by pairing it with cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Cardano, Lumens, Zcash, 0x and others. The current price…

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Dukascopy Bank launches Dukascoin
January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Dukascopy Bank SA launches the Dukascoin website

Dukascopy Bank SA has announced that its Dukascoin's website www.dukascoin.com is now on-line. Clients will now be able to find general information about the project, up-to-date news, as well as download the first official release of the Dukascoin White Paper. LeapRate reminds that the ICO of Dukascoins/Dukasnotes has been a subject to a green light…

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What are the implications of Ethereum's Constantinople and Petersburg on the broader blockchain industry
January 15, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Can Ethereum Constantinople hard fork affect prices?

The following article is courtesy of Piers Courtney, Analyst at GlobalBlock, and shows insights into Ethereum’s up and coming hard fork The Ethereum blockchain is about to see a major upgrade. The name of this upgrade is Constantinople and it is scheduled for on or around January 16th. Constantinople will be implemented as a hard…

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If Russia ends its ‘Love-Hate’ of cryptos, can it be the ‘King of Blockchain’?
January 14, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Can Russia avoid US sanctions with the help of Bitcoin?

The US sanctions have taken a toll on the Russian economy and the ruble. Just like other national currencies that experienced a sharp drop in value after the Trump's Administration issued new sanctions, the Russian ruble dropped to a 2-year low in the summer of 2018. However, a Kremlin economist now says that the negative…

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FXCM Group adds Ethereum to its crypto CFD offering
January 14, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

FXCM Group adds Ethereum to its crypto CFD offering

Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced that it has expanded its cryptocurrency offering by adding its second crypto CFD, Ethereum (ETH/USD). The broker released Bitcoin CFD trading back in October 2018 and has added three new CFD products for trading last month. FXCM Group has also launched new products on the DGCX…

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